© Copyright BAWA (Inc) 2001-2003
Visits
Last Modified 4th August 2003
Email Frank O'Connor (sightings@iinet.net.au) with details of your sightings.
The sightings highlighted in red were included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 107 (September 2003). The sightings highlighted in bold red are the most unusual sightings and require some notes supporting the sightings. Click here for the sightings included in the WA Bird Notes 106 (June 2003).
Perth & Mandurah (within UBD Street Directory) (Suburbs in parentheses)
| 01/08/2003 |
Sean Tomlinson |
| Varied Sittella (7) | Bold Park (City Beach) |
| 01/08/2003 |
Sean Tomlinson, Ryan Phillips & Matthew Sullivan |
| White-backed Swallow (1) | dunes (Ocean Reef) |
| 28/07/2003 |
John Brooke |
| Red-winged Parrot (1 male escapee) | Mt Lawley golf course (Mt Lawley) |
| 25/07/2003 |
David James |
| Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (10) | Anstey Road (Forrestdale) |
| 25/07/2003 |
Mike Bamford |
| Spotted
Nightjar (1) Restless Flycatcher (1) |
Whiteman
Park (Whiteman) Whiteman Park (Whiteman) |
| 18/07/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Painted Button-quail (1) | near Western Power playground (Kings Park) |
| 18/07/2003 |
Rob Davis |
| Red-capped Parrot (2) | Shenton Bushland (Shenton Park) |
| 17/07/2003 |
Hank van Wees |
| Southern Giant-Petrel (1) | Hillarys Boat Harbour (Hillarys) |
| 16/07/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| White-necked Heron
(1) Peregrine Falcon (1) Regent Parrot (15) |
Kargotich Road
(Mundijong) Elliott Road (Jarrahdale) Hopelands Road (Serpentine) |
| 14/07/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Freckled Duck (3) Pacific Black Duck (2 ducklings) Hardhead (350) |
Maurice Hamer
Reserve (Herdsman) Floreat Waters (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake north (Herdsman) |
| 14/07/2003 |
Kath Rose |
| Australian Hobby (1) feeding on honeyeater | Coronata Drive / Senegal Grove (Warnbro) |
| 13/07/2003 |
Rob Davis & Jen Wilcox |
| Mistletoebird (1 female) | Bardon Park (Mt Lawley) |
| 12/07/2003 |
Andrew Walter |
| Slender-billed Prion (1) beach washed | Hillarys Beach (Hillarys) |
| 12/07/2003 |
Brenda Newbey |
| Southern Giant-Petrel (1) | beach (Rockingham) |
| 12/07/2003 |
George & Pam Agar |
| Wedge-tailed Eagle (1) | Adenia Lagoon (Ferndale) |
| 11/07/2003 |
John Stuart |
| Slender-billed Prion (3) beach washed | Trigg Beach (Trigg) |
| 10/07/2003 |
John Stuart |
| Cape Petrel (1) exhausted | Trigg Beach (Trigg) |
| 10/07/2003 |
Ron Dibbens |
| White-naped Honeyeater (2) | garden (Casuarina) |
| 10/07/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| Slender-billed
Prion (1) beach washed Australasian Gannet (30+) "Comic" Tern (1) |
Port Beach (North
Fremantle) North Mole (North Fremantle) North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 08/07/2003 |
David James |
| Red-capped Parrot (28) | Armadale Golf Course (Forrestdale) |
| 07/07/2003 |
George & Pam Agar |
| Red-capped Robin (1 female) | Kent Street Weir (Ferndale) |
| 07/07/2003 |
Ari & Rob McCowan |
| Southern Giant-Petrel (1) | Watermans Beach (Waterman) |
| 06/07/2003 |
David James |
| Chestnut Teal (1 male) | Forrestdale Lake (Forrestdale) |
| 06/07/2003 |
Ian Rudd |
| Southern Giant-Petrel (1) | south mole (Fremantle) |
| 06/07/2003 |
Rob Davis & Jenny Wilcox |
| Hardhead (200) Peregrine Falcon (1) Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (11) |
Maurice Hamer
Reserve (Herdsman) Floreat Waters (Herdsman) Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 05/07/2003 |
Bill Rutherford |
| Northern
Giant-Petrel (1) Soft-plumaged Petrel (1) ?Antarctic/Salvin's Prion (1) |
North Mole (North Fremantle) North Mole (North Fremantle) North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 05/07/2003 |
Roy Teale & Karen Edwards |
|
Soft-plumaged Petrel (1) Little Shearwater (1) beach washed Black-browed Albatross (1 immature) Pacific Gull (1 immature) |
North
Mole (North Fremantle) near North Mole (North Fremantle) North Mole (North Fremantle) North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 05/07/2003 |
Michael Craig, Roy Teale & Karen Edwards |
|
Soft-plumaged Petrel (5) ?Antarctic/Salvin's Prion (1) ?Slender-billed Prion (1) FAIRY PRION (1) Wilson's Storm-Petrel (2) |
North
Mole (North Fremantle) North Mole (North Fremantle) North Mole (North Fremantle) North Mole (North Fremantle) North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 03/07/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| Southern Giant-Petrel (1 juvenile) | Port Beach (North Fremantle) |
| late 06/2003 |
per WA Museum |
| LIGHT-MANTLED SOOTY ALBATROSS (1) died in care later | Leighton Beach (North Fremantle) |
| 30/06/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| Freckled Duck (5) Glossy Ibis (43) Banded Lapwing (2) Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (3) |
Maurice Hamer
Reserve (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) Southgate Shopping Centre (Success) near dredger at Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 28/06/2003 |
Sean Tomlinson |
| Masked Woodswallow (1 male) | Alfred Road / Rochdale Road (Mt Claremont) |
| 27/06/2003 |
Roy Teale & Karen Edwards |
| Kerguelen
Petrel (1) ?Lesser Noddy (1 possible) |
North
Mole (North Fremantle) North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 27/06/2003 |
Michael Craig |
| Kerguelen
Petrel (2) Soft-plumaged Petrel (1) Black-browed Albatross (1 immature) |
North
Mole (North Fremantle) North Mole (North Fremantle) North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 24/06/2003 |
Eva Palmer |
| Pink-eared Duck (2) | Shenton Park Lake (Shenton Park) |
| 24/06/2003 |
John Barnett |
| Little Eagle (1) feeding on Silver Gull | James Mitchell Park (South Perth) |
| 23/06/2003 |
Ryan Phillips |
| White-breasted Robin (1) | bushland south of Ocean Reef Boat Harbour (Ocean Reef) |
| 23/06/2003 dawn |
Tim Murphy |
| Grey Currawong (2 flying) | Hay Street (West Perth) |
| 21/06/2003 |
George & Pam Agar |
| Variegated
Fairy-wren (2 males) Red-capped Robin (1 female) |
Wilson Park near
Kent Street Weir (Wilson) Wilson Park near Kent Street Weir (Ferndale) |
| 21/06/2003 |
Ryan Phillips |
| Spotless Crake (1) | Lake Monger (Wembley) |
| 20/06/2003 |
Sean Tomlinson |
| Pacific Gull (1 immature) | Swanbourne Beach (Swanbourne) |
| 19/06/2003 |
Sean Tomlinson |
| Swamp Harrier (1) | Lake Claremont (Swanbourne) |
| 19/06/2003 |
Claire Stevenson |
| Black-faced Woodswallow (6) | North Lake Road (Jandakot) |
| 18 & 19/06/2003 |
Brenden Metcalf |
| Barking Owl? (1 probable heard) | Canning River (Maddington) |
| 15/06/2003 |
George & Pam Agar |
| Musk Duck (300+) | Clontarf Bay, Canning River (Waterford) |
| 15/06/2003 |
Myles Menz |
| Australasian Gannet (4) | offshore (Cottesloe) |
| 15/06/2003 |
David James |
| Regent Parrot (45) | west side of Forrestdale Lake (Forrestdale) |
| 14/06/2003 |
Ryan Phillips |
| Freckled Duck (5) Glossy Ibis (14) Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (16) White-backed Swallow (2) |
Maurice Hamer
Reserve (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) near dredger at Floreat Waters (Herdsman) near dredger at Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 22/06/2003 |
David James |
| Western Yellow Robin (2) | Armadale Settlers Common (Bedfordale) |
| 13/06/2003 |
David James |
| Painted Button-quail (3) | west of Nicholson Road (Forrestdale) |
| 11/06/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Pallid Cuckoo (1 heard) | golf course (Ellenbrook) |
| 09/06/2003 |
David James |
| Red-capped Robin (4) | Hilbert Road swamp (Forrestdale) |
| 09/06/2003 |
Michael Hancock |
| Yellow-throated Miner (3) | Burns Beach Caravan Park (Iluka) |
| 08/06/2003 |
George & Pam Agar |
| Common Bronzewing
(1) Variegated Fairy-wren (1+) Scarlet Robin (1 male) |
Adenia Lagoon
(Ferndale) Bannister Creek Adenia Road / Hybanthus Road (Ferndale) Ferndale Flats (Ferndale) |
| 07/06/2003 |
Des Moran |
| Eastern Reef Egret (1 grey) | near Swan Brewery (Kings Park) |
| 06/06/2003 |
Des Moran |
| Painted Button-quail (1) | near central reservoir (Kings Park) |
| 06/06/2003 |
David Coulter |
| Peregrine Falcon (1) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 04/06/2003 |
Sean Van Alphen |
| Emu (2) | The Dell (Paulls Valley) |
| 03/06/2003 |
David James |
| White-cheeked Honeyeater (20) | Anstey Road (Forrestdale) |
| 02/06/2003 |
Ryan Phillips |
| Purple-crowned Lorikeet (1) | University of Western Australia (Crawley) |
| 26/05/2003 |
Dorothy & Hank van Wees |
| Australian Hobby (1) | Frape Avenue (Yokine) |
| 25/05/2003 |
Dorothy & Hank van Wees |
| Yellow-throated Miner (10) | Kingsway Reserve (Madeley) |
| 24/05/2003 |
Myles Menz |
| Chestnut Teal (1
male) Australian Hobby (1) |
Lake Claremont
(Claremont) Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 23/05/2003 |
Claire Stevenson |
| Richard's Pipit (1) | near Fremantle Train Station (Fremantle) |
| 23/05/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Weebill (1) Western Thornbill (4) |
North Lake (North
Lake) Kings Park (Kings Park) |
| 21/05/2003 |
Michael Craig |
| Freckled Duck (8) | Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) |
| 19/05/2003 |
George Miller |
| Masked Lapwing (1) sub species miles | Booragoon Lake (Booragoon) |
| 19/05/2003 |
Dorothy & Hank van Wees |
| Spotted Pardalote (2+) | Breckler Park (Dianella) |
| 17/05/2003 |
Valerie Hemsley |
| Fan-tailed Cuckoo (1) | Blue Gum Lake (Mt Pleasant) |
| 17/05/2003 |
Michael Craig & Roy Teale |
| Arctic Jaeger (1) | North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 17/05/2003 |
Ryan Phillips & Sean Tomlinson |
| Great Skua (1) | North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 15/05/2003 |
Bob Dawson (Vic) |
| Freckled Duck (4) Cockatiel (1) escapee |
Bibra Lake (Bibra
Lake) Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 12/05/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Freckled Duck
(5) Buff-banded Rail (1) |
Bibra
Lake (Bibra Lake) Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 10/05/2003 |
Ryan Phillips |
| Little Eagle (1) Collared Sparrowhawk (1) Common Bronzewing (1) |
Pinnaroo Valley
(Padbury) Pinnaroo Valley (Padbury) Pinnaroo Valley (Padbury) |
| 07/05/2003 |
Ryan Phillips |
| White-bellied
Sea-Eagle (1 juvenile) Little Eagle (1) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 06/05/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Freckled Duck (4) Glossy Ibis (20) White-winged Triller (1) |
Maurice Hamer
Reserve (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 30/04/2003 |
Dorothy & Hank van Wees |
| Short-billed Black-Cockatoo (30) | Frape Avenue (Yokine) |
| 25/04/2003 |
Dorothy & Hank van Wees |
| Southern Boobook (1 heard) | Frape Avenue (Yokine) |
| 24/04/2003 |
Dorothy & Hank van Wees |
| Peregrine Falcon (1) | Dog Swamp Shopping Centre (Yokine) |
| 22/04/2003 |
Dorothy & Hank van Wees |
| Australian Hobby (1) | Karrinyup Road / North Beach Road (Gwelup) |
| 20/04/2003 |
Dorothy & Hank van Wees |
| Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (3) | Breckler Park (Dianella) |
| 17/04/2003 |
David James |
| Red-capped Robin (3) | Anstey Road (Forrestdale) |
| 08/04/2003 |
Dorothy & Hank van Wees |
| Australian Hobby (1) | Lockwood Street / Hector Street (Yokine) |
| 03/04/2003 |
George & Pam Agar |
| Variegated Fairy-wren (1+) | Wilson Park near Kent Street Weir (Wilson) |
| 25/03/2003 |
Bill Rutherford |
| White-bellied
Sea-Eagle (1) Buff-banded Rail (1) |
Herdsman Lake
(Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 10/03/2003 |
Bill Rutherford |
| Square-tailed Kite (1) | Floreat Beach (Floreat) |
| 06/03/2003 |
George & Pam Agar |
| Red-capped Robin (1 female) | Adenia Lagoon (Riverton) |
| 26/02/2003 |
George & Pam Agar |
| Red-capped Robin (1 female) | Adenia Lagoon (Riverton) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| 29/07/2003 |
Ray Garstone, Anne & Fred Bondin |
| Little Egret (1) Curlew Sandpiper (1) Hooded Plover (1) |
Wilson Inlet
(Denmark) Wilson Inlet near Ocean Beach (Denmark) Wilson Inlet near Ocean Beach (Denmark) |
| 27/07/2003 |
Angus & Barbara King |
| Scarlet Robin (1) leucistic | Mandalay Beach (Manjimup) |
| 27/07/2003 |
Ray Garstone, Anne & Fred Bondin |
| Little Egret (1) | Lake Seppings (Albany) |
| 24/07/2003 |
per Peter Wilkins |
| FIORDLAND PENGUIN (1) beach washed | West Beach near Hopetoun (Ravensthorpe) |
| 17/07/2003 |
Anne & Fred Bondin |
| Cattle Egret (2) | Bayonet Head (Albany) |
| 10/07/2003 |
Mike Bamford |
| Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2) | South Western Highway 2km north of Coolup (Murray) |
| 07/07/2003 |
Mike & Jo Stone |
| ??White-throated Needletail (30-40) | Regans Ford (Dandaragan) |
| 06/07/2003 |
Andrew Walter |
| Southern
Giant-Petrel (1) beachwashed Cape Petrel (1) beachwashed FAIRY PRION (1) beachwashed |
Belvidere Beach,
Leschenault Peninsula (Harvey) Belvidere Beach, Leschenault Peninsula (Harvey) Belvidere Beach, Leschenault Peninsula (Harvey) |
| 06/07/2003 |
Frank O'Connor & Wynton Maddeford |
| Southern
Giant-Petrel (6) Great-winged Petrel (2) Blue Petrel (1) Yellow-nosed Albatross (3) Wilson's Storm-Petrel (1) |
Cape Naturaliste
(Busselton) Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) |
| 22/06/2003 |
John & Hazel Darnell |
| Redthroat (1 female) | Darkin Road / Qualen Road (York) |
| 21/06/2003 |
Michael Craig & Tony Kirkby |
| Red-necked Stint (3220) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 08/06/2003 |
Sean Van Alphen |
| Regent Parrot (4) | Layman's Picnic Area, Ludlow Tuart Forest (Busselton) |
| 31/05/2003 |
Ryan Phillips & Sean Tomlinson |
| Mulga Parrot (8) Black-eared Cuckoo (1) |
Mount Kokeby
(Beverley) Mount Kokeby (Beverley) |
| 11/05/2003 |
David Secomb |
| Red-necked Stint
(8) Hooded Plover (3) |
Lake Ewlymartup
(Katanning) Lake Ewlymartup (Katanning) |
| 04/05/2003 |
Grant Eikelboom |
| Malleefowl (1) | Great Eastern Highway, 5km E of Merredin (Merredin) |
| 03/05/2003 |
Tim Murphy |
| Western Corella (50) | town (York) |
| 26/04/2003 & 27/04/2003 |
BAWA Excursion |
| Mulga Parrot (2) | Piesseville (Wagin) |
| 23/04/2003 |
Peter Wilkins |
| Fork-tailed Swift (50) | Quoin Head in Fitzgerald River NP (Ravensthorpe) |
| 04/01/2003 |
David James |
| Southern Emu-wren
(3) Rufous Fieldwren (1) Western Whipbird (2) |
Beaufort Inlet
(Jerramungup) Beaufort Inlet (Jerramungup) Beaufort Inlet (Jerramungup) |
| 03/01/2003 |
David James |
| Great Crested Grebe
(6) Pacific Golden Plover (14) Hooded Plover (2) Fairy Tern (14) White-winged Triller (1) Red-eared Firetail (7) |
Beaufort Inlet
(Jerramungup) Beaufort Inlet (Jerramungup) Beaufort Inlet (Jerramungup) Beaufort Inlet (Jerramungup) Beaufort Inlet (Jerramungup) Beaufort Inlet (Jerramungup) |
| 29/11/2002 |
Sarah Comer |
| Letter-winged Kite (1) | Fitzgerald River NP near Whoogarup Range (Ravensthorpe) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| 02/08/2003 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Buff-banded
Rail (1) Barking Owl (2) |
Nimilaica
Claypan (Broome) Nimilaica Claypan (Broome) |
| 01/08/2003 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Freckled
Duck (2) Australasian Shoveller (5) Baillon's Crake (1) Wood Sandpiper (1) Wood Sandpiper (3) |
Taylors
Lagoon (Broome) Taylors Lagoon (Broome) Lake Campion (Broome) Taylors Lagoon (Broome) Lake Eda (Broome) |
| 28/07/2003 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Wood
Sandpiper (1) Welcome Swallow (1) |
Derby
Sewage Works (Derby - West Kimberley) Derby Sewage Works (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 24/07/2003 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Australasian
Shoveller (2) Cattle Egret (12) |
Lake
Eda (Broome) Lake Eda (Broome) |
| 23/07/2003 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Sharp-tailed
Sandpiper (1) Comb-crested Jacana (3) Oriental Pratincole (7) |
Roebuck
Plains (Broome) Lake Campion (Broome) Roebuck Plains (Broome) |
| 19/07/2003 |
Adrian Boyle and Chris Hassell |
| Little
Curlew (2) Oriental Pratincole (3) |
Roebuck
Plains (Broome) Roebuck Plains (Broome) |
| 17/07/2003 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Australasian Shoveller (2 males) | Taylors Lagoon (Broome) |
| 16/07/2003 |
Australasian Wader Study Group |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (1) | Bush Point (Broome) |
| 12/07/2003 |
Sean Tomlinson & Ryan Phillips |
| Australian Ringneck (1 escapee) | town (Broome) |
| 12/07/2003 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Welcome Swallow (1) | Gantheaume Point (Broome) |
| 10/07/2003 |
Chris Hassell |
| Australasian Shoveller (4) | Lake Eda (Broome) |
| 06/07/2003 |
Myles Menz |
| Grey Falcon (1) | Town oval (Broome) |
| 05/07/2003 |
Broome Bird Observatory |
| Great Crested Grebe (1) | Kidney Bean (Broome) |
| 28/06/2003 |
Broome Bird Observatory |
| Great Crested Grebe (1) | Kidney Bean (Broome) |
| 08/06/2003 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Hutton's Shearwater (240) | 7km off Coconut Wells (Broome) |
| 04/06/2003 & 05/06/2003 |
Broome Bird Observatory |
| Yellow-billed Spoonbill (1) | Lake Campion (Broome) |
| 24/05/2003 & 25/05/2003 |
George Swann |
| Arctic Jaeger (1) | Coulomb Point (Broome) |
| 22/05/2003 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Australasian Shoveller (9) | Lake Campion (Broome) *** 1st record for Broome *** |
| 02/05/2003 |
Broome Bird Observatory |
| Common Redshank (2) | Roebuck Bay (Broome) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| 16/07/2003 |
John & Hilary Brooke |
| Grey Falcon (1) | Stake Well (Cue) |
| 15/07/2003 |
John & Hilary Brooke |
| Western Corella (6) | Rabbit Proof Fence near White Wells Station (Yalgoo) |
| 11/07/2003 |
Ruth & Geoff Byrne |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike (4) | near Mt Gould old police station (Meekatharra) |
| 07/07/2003 |
Les George |
| Bush Stone-curlew (1) Grey Butcherbird (1) |
Boolathana Station (Carnarvon) Boolathana Station (Carnarvon) |
| 11/06/2003 |
Eyre Bird Observatory |
| Yellow Wagtail (1 breeding plumage) simillima | Kanidal Beach 11km W of EBO (Dundas) |
| 06/06/2003 |
Tim Murphy |
| Black-breasted
Buzzard (1) Buff-banded Rail (1) |
Quobba Reef tip
(Carnarvon) Quobba Reef village (Carnarvon) |
| 03/06/2003 |
Michael Craig, Roy Teale and Peter Kendrick |
| Australian
Shelduck (2) Australian Wood Duck (21) Black-necked Stork (4) |
Coondiner
Pool (East Pilbara) Coondiner Pool (East Pilbara) Coondiner Pool (East Pilbara) |
| 02/06/2003 |
Michael Craig, Roy Teale and Peter Kendrick |
| Plumed
Whistling-Duck (200+) Whiskered Tern (5,500+) |
Fortescue Marshes
(East Pilbara) Fortescue Marshes (East Pilbara) |
| 02/06/2003 |
Peter Kendrick |
| Great
Crested Grebe (5+) Yellow-billed Spoonbill (2+) Black-necked Stork (3+) |
Fortescue
Marshes (East Pilbara) Fortescue Marshes (East Pilbara) Fortescue Marshes (East Pilbara) |
| 28/05/2003 & 29/05/2003 |
David Mark |
| Pheasant Coucal (2) | Point Samson Lodge (Roebourne) |
Ashmore Reef
Christmas Island & Cocos Islands
| 05/07/2003 |
Bill Rutherford |
| Oriental
Cuckoo (1) Grey Wagtail (2) Yellow Wagtail (2) Barn Swallow (1) |
not specified
(Christmas Island) not specified (Christmas Island) not specified (Christmas Island) not specified (Christmas Island) |
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